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Looking for more than your typical botanical drawing course?

November 20, 2013 by Tania Marien

See Val Webb’s online workshop about herbs. It’s art, history and folklore!

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Alabama:


The Illustrated Garden, A Studio Blog

http://valwebb.wordpress.com
Val Webb is the 2013 Artist-in-Residence at the Mobile Botanical Gardens. This year Val will work at the gardens and encourage others to sketch the garden’s collections to learn about plants, gardening and all that the Mobile Botanical Gardens has to offer. Visit Val’s website to view her online tutorial, Botanical Drawing with Pencil and Watercolor. Connect with The Illustrated Garden on Facebook.

    Birds in Colored Pencil – Starting January 6, 2014
    Learn how to paint colored pencil portraits of birds using Val Webb’s “gentle pencil” drawing technique. Then learn how to layer color to create detailed colored pencil images. This online course is composed of nine lessons. Work at your own pace. No experience necessary. Pre-registration required. Cost: $50
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    Drawn & Decorated Watercolor Lettering
    – Starting January 13, 2014
    Create decorated letters using watercolor, Pigma Micron pens, pencils and brush. No experience necessary. Participants have four months to complete 10 projects. Work at your own pace. Pre-registration required. Cost: $50
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    Draw & Paint Six Culinary Herbs
    – Starting March 3, 2014
    Not your typical botanical drawing course. Participants will create pencil studies, spirited ink-and-wash sketches, mixed media paintings and learn about the history and folklore of the six herbs that are the focus of this course. Ten lessons. Work at your own pace. Pre-registration required. Cost: $50
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Also see Val’s online workshop about drawing dogs and cats in pencil and charcoal that begins on January 27, 2014.

Are miniature gardens and fairies your passion? Then don’t miss Val’s class, Draw & Paint Fairies in Nature.

View all online workshops at The Illustrated Garden

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